The 15 Hottest Gadgets of August 2014

With the weather on the turn, it looks like barbeque season is over for another year. But don't let those clouds overheard worry you: here at Stuff we're keeping the heat high with this month's list of fabulous gadgets.

And with the number of cars we're packing, at least you'll look amazing driving the kids back to school.

Polaris Slingshot: The most fun you have on three wheels

Polaris Slingshot: The most fun you can legally have on three wheels

The three-wheeled Polaris Slingshot is a category-defying vehicle. Is it a car? Is it an ATV? Is it a motorcycle? We're just not su–– ah no, wait, we are: it's technically a motorcycle. It's also technically awesome, with a ride so responsive you'll feel "like you're surfing the ashphalt". Gnarly.

The Raleigh Chopper is resurrected

The Raleigh Chopper is resurrected

This limited-edition bike embodies the best kind of nostalgic quality... and it comes with a denim saddle and back pad! Take a ride back to the 1970s for as little as £250, because it's on sale right now.

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Sony Bravia S90 4K TV: Not-so-curved is the new curved

The curvy new Sony Bravia S90

A new (massive) TV! And just in time for Great British Bake-Off! The S90 has a unique 4.2-channel virtual surround sound system that’s going to fire those Mel and Sue zingers straight into your brainbox.

Saleen puts more swank into the Tesla Model S

Saleen puts more swank into the Tesla Model S

The Tesla Model S is probably the world’s best-known electric car, and a formidable performer on the road. But US modding company Saleen has rigged it out with better brakes, aerodynamics and more in an attempt to hit true track-ready supercar status.

Hue and cry: LightFreq is a disco in a lightbulb

Hue and cry: LightFreq is a disco in a lightbulb

LightFreq packs a Bluetooth speaker and microphone into a colour-changing, connected bulb that pumps out 800 lumens in 16 million colour combinations. So your ceiling can pump out tunes and make sure you can read the paper properly at the same time.

Renovo Coupe: the muscle car with an electric heart

Meet the Renovo Coupe: the muscle car with an electric heart

It might look like a classic Shelby Daytona, but beneath this car's metal skin lurks not a big block V8 but a motor and a bunch of batteries. And yet it'll still top 120mph and go from 0-60mph in just 3.4 seconds – all with zero emissions.

Phyode W/Me: checks that you're breathing

Phyode W/Me

Life's not all about notifications and hashtags, you know: sometimes you've got to focus on your inner-self. The Phyode W/Me (or 'With Me', to give it its less awkward name), is designed to monitor your autonomic nervous system – the part that means you keep breathing when you're asleep – in order to help root out stress.